TAL BACHMAN DISCOGRAPHY & VIDEOS

1. Tal Bachman (1999)
2. Staring Down the Sun (2004)








Tal Bachman

Released April 13, 1999, Label Sony

1.Darker Side Of Blue 3:23

2.She's So High 3:44

3.If You Sleep 4:42

4.(You Love) Like Nobody Loves Me 3:55

5.Strong Enough 4:16

6.You Don't Know What It's Like 3:07

7.I Wonder 4:38

8.Beside You 3:13

9.Romanticide 3:24

10.Looks Like Rain 3:29

11.You're My Everything 3:15

12.I Am Free 5:23

Those who found a lot to like in the New Radicals' update of '70s and '80s pop-rock for '90s ears may find Tal Bachman's debut similarly appealing. 

Seemingly inspired as much by the widescreen fantasias of Queen and ELO as by the Beatles, the son of former Bachman-Turner Overdrive head Randy offers a series of well-crafted tunes helmed by himself and superstar producer Bob Rock. 

Craftsmanship, however, is about the limit of Bachman's vision; his songs rarely rise above clichéd declarations of (and complaints about) love, with pro forma considerations of maturity ("I Wonder") and generational concerns ("Looks Like Rain") failing to lend much weight. With TV producers (Dawson's Creek, Melrose Place) clamoring to use his melodramas on their soundtracks, Bachman may find commercial--if not artistic--success. --Rickey Wright.

Staring Down the Sun

Released July 13, 2004, Label Sextant

1.Tomorrow

2.Staring Down the Sun

3.Masquerade

4.What You Won't Reveal

5.Once in a Lifetime

6.An Ocean Lies Between Us

7.Broken

8.Danger by Design

9.Somebody's Dreaming

10.Talk to Me

11.Aeroplane

12.Divine

13.She's So High [Live]

Tal Bachman sure has a knack for music! Tal's second album, "Staring Down the Sun", has a similar style to his 1999 debut album, without the songs being cookie-cutter copies. Although the entire album tells a story, if you listen from beginning to end, with one song/story leading into the next topic, the song styles are very diverse - from the upbeat/pop-sound of "Tomorrow" and "Staring Down the Sun", to the countryish sound of "What You Won't Reveal" and "Somebody's Dreaming", the harder rock sound of "Danger by Design", and the 80's hair-band sound of "Divine".

The only complaint I have about the album is very minor, and not enough to warrant taking off a star from my rating: The song, "What You Won't Reveal", sounds fine on the album, but earlier this year I had the pleasure of hearing Tal perform this song acoustically, and it is much more suited to that medium.

All in all, this is a great second album by an amazing singer/songwriter, and sure to stay on my list of favorite albums for a long time.